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In Janaury 2019, MMP Enterprises announced its intention to open a new location in Sidney. The plan then was to purchase the two-story Cabela's corporate building and fit it according to MMP's needs. Mark Priemer, president of MMP, announced the company is a dietary supplement business and would be hiring 100 to 150 people. With the closing of the Cabela's/Bass Pro distribution centers in the area, MMP redirected its focus to the distribution center (DC) northwest of Sidney. In June, the...
On the rolling hills just north of Sidney, the sense of timeless rural life was broken by the numerous service trucks and even more linemen. It is three days of making sure electricity customers continue to have the right response when turning a switch, needing a stove or relying on a refrigerator. They are the men and women who climb the poles in dedication of electric power delivered to its customers, and of each lineman returning home each night. The program had all levels of experience from...
The Sidney City Council on Sept. 10 approved the proposed 2019-2020 budget. The budget calls for an Operating Budget of almost $28.3 million, down 1 percent from this year. The property tax request is down 2 percent from $2,451,106.38 to $2,399,056. Valuation for the city of Sidney decreased by 11 percent, from $461,171,073 to $409,136,261. The top budgets for the City are Electric ($10,637,322), Water ($2,752,517), Police ($1,669,086), Solid Waste ($1,652,224), Sewer ($1,368,960), Golf...
The Cheyenne County Board of Commissioners opened sealed bids submitted for work on the water system at the fairgrounds Monday morning. The county is seeking to upgrade the water system at the fairgrounds with the ultimate goal of replacing the water infrastructure, Ben Schmitt said in an earlier commissioners meeting. Schmitt is a registered mechanical engineer with Farris Engineering in Sidney. The project will be done in two phases. The first phase is focused on the water main at the east...
This weekend will be busy with community celebrations. ---- PEETZ ---- The town of Peetz will be hosting For Peetz Sake Days and their homecoming. Events start Friday, Sept. 20, in Peetz with a bake sale and craft sale at the Old Fire Hall 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. The 3-4 grade SPYFL football game is scheduled for 6 p.m. at the big football field. The community hog roast and potluck, sponsored by the Lions Club with the Cub Scouts assisting, is set for 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Community Center. Participants are asked to bring a side dish or dessert....
One out of 50 children are diagnosed with autism; boys are four times more likely to be diagnosed than girls. Auggie's Hope is focused on bringing advocacy to medical personnel, first responders and the public in all 50 states. A free Autism Spectrum Disorder Response Training will be held at Sidney High School Saturday, Sept. 21. The First Responder session is 9 a.m. to noon and the Public Session is 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Auggie's Bag will be offered free of charge to the first 30 agencies who...
Sidney's Lady Raider Volleyball Team hosted the Mitchell Lady Tigers on Tuesday September 10 at the Cabela's Athletic Center, and came away with a decisive victory in three straight sets. Mitchell came into the contest hot off of their win in the Western Trails Conference Tournament in Hemingford on September 7, defeating Gordon-Rushville for the tournament title, but were brought back down to earth by a Sidney team stacked with unrelenting athletic and hard-hitting players. Sidney started the...
The Leyton/Banner County WarCats lost to the Brady Eagles 77-to-6 in 8-Man Football action Friday night in Dalton to drop the WarCats to 0-and-3 early in the season. Brady received the opening kickoff, and the Eagle's junior running back Logan Simmons caught the ball and ran straight up the middle of the kickoff coverage, cut to the left, then sprinted down the sideline 70 yards for a touchdown to open up a quick 7-to-0 lead on the WarCats. Brady then surprised the Leyton/Banner County squad...
Sidney’s Red Raider Football team traveled last Friday to Minden to face the 1-and-1 Minden Whippets, and came away on the wrong side of a 21-to-16 score in an effort plagued by mistakes, missed opportunities, and penalties. The Whippets are a talented team that should probably have been 2-and-0, losing to a strong Broken Bow team in a game the Whippets led until the final minutes of the contest, and kept the pressure on the Raiders consistently enough to pull out the victory. Adding more d...
Potter-Dix's Lady Coyote Volleyball team hosted a triangular meet against Mitchell and Kimball last Thursday, and were able to come away with a split against the Panhandle rivals. First up was the Lady Coyotes taking on the Lady Tigers of Mitchell, and despite losing eight players to graduation, the Mitchell team was able to build a big lead quickly in the first set. With strong serves by junior Jayden Kanno and sophomore Marjie Schmitt, the Lady Tigers were able to pull away for an easy...
Creek Valley Rolls Over Hyannis 78-41 Creek Valley’s Storm Football team pushed their record to 3-and-0 with a convincing win on the road against the Hyannis Longhorns. The Storm put up 32 points in the first half and continued to roll, with Hyannis only finding success in the fourth quarter when the game was out of reach. “I was very proud of the defensive effort, and our starters held them to only one touchdown and forced a lot of three and outs. We need to continue to improve our blo...
Sidney Police Department September 6, 2019 2:35 am, Agency Assist, 1600 block Forrest Street, Sidney 7:44 am, Parking Complaint, 2100 block Jackson, Sidney 8:13 am, Threats, 1700 block Illinois Street, Sidney 8:50 am, Traffic Stop, 10th Avenue & Toledo Street, Sidney 9:10 am, Code Violation, 2400 block Coronado Court, Sidney 9:14 am, Follow Up, 1300 block Country Club Drive, Sidney 9:33 am, Follow Up, 400 block 16th Avenue, Sidney 9:39 am, Suspicious Activity, 2300 block Illinois Street, Sidney 9:52 am, Trespass in Progress, 900 block Elm...
Linda Joyce Knight of McGregor, IA and former Sidney area resident, passed away on Wednesday August 21, 2019 at Crossing Rivers Health in Prairie du Chien, WI. She was born July 21, 1947 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Celebration of Life Services will be held on Saturday, September 21st in the Legion Park Shelter House in Sidney from noon until 2:00 P.M. A light lunch will be provided. Inurnment will follow at 2:30 P.M in the Potter Cemetery. In lieu of flowers memorials are preferred to...
Kathleen Louise (Kathy Lou) Weed Jobman was born April 30, 1942 in Dalton, Nebraska to Raymond and Kathryn (Randall) Weed. Kathy Lou entered into rest on Monday, September 16, 2019 in Scottsbluff, Nebraska. Funeral services will be held Thursday, September 26th, at 11:00 a.m. at Messiah Lutheran Church in Broadwater, Nebraska with Ann Bairn, PMA officiating. Cremation has taken place and there will be no visitation. The family requests that memorial contributions be given to Messiah Lutheran Chu...
Howard H. Kurz, age 90, a lifelong resident of Sidney, NE passed away Friday, September 13, 2019 in Cheyenne, WY. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 A.M., Friday, September 20th in the Gehrig-Stitt Chapel with Pastor Leon "Bud" Gillespie officiating. Burial will follow in the Greenwood Cemetery. Friends may stop at the Gehrig-Stitt Chapel on Thursday from 1-7:00 P.M. with family present from 4-6. A memorial is being established. You may view Howard's Book of Memories, leave condolences,...
